The word 'sraddha' (faith) in the above verse means 'sraddhabhasa' (the partial presence of faith). And why not? when faith is directed to the Lord alone and not to the Lord's devotees, such faith is called 'chaya' (shadow) or pratibimba (reflection). That is the faith of ordinary materialistic people. It is not the spiritual faith of pure devotional service. Because a bhaktabhasa (a person who is partially a devotee) has faith and worship that are material (prakrta) in nature, a bhakt
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Srila Prabhuapada in the "Nectar of Devotion":
"When a mantra or hymn is chanted softly (but audibly) and slowly, that is called japa. The same mantra, when chanted loudly is called kirtana. For example, the Maha-mantra (Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare/Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare) when uttered very softly (but audibly) only for one's own hearing is called japa. The same mantra, when chanted loudly for being heard by all others is called kirtana. The Mah
"When a mantra or hymn is chanted softly (but audibly) and slowly, that is called japa. The same mantra, when chanted loudly is called kirtana. For example, the Maha-mantra (Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare/Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare) when uttered very softly (but audibly) only for one's own hearing is called japa. The same mantra, when chanted loudly for being heard by all others is called kirtana. The Mah
Loud chanting of sixty-four rounds (100,000 Names) of the Hare Krishna Maha-mantra daily is the most powerful and recommended way to chant constantly.
The perfection of life is to attain the level of Laksesvara from Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu Himself!
In Sri Caitanya-bhagavata, Antya-khanda 9.121-122, Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu instructed everyone on whose worship and service He will accept:
The perfection of life is to attain the level of Laksesvara from Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu Himself!
In Sri Caitanya-bhagavata, Antya-khanda 9.121-122, Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu instructed everyone on whose worship and service He will accept:
| prabhu bale, "jana 'laksesvara' bali kare? prati-dina laksa-nama ye grahana kare". (121) |
"Do you know who is a l
In the Bhagavad-gita 9.14, Lord Krishna states:
| satatam kirtayanto mam, yatantas ca drdha-vratah namasyantas ca mam bhaktya nitya-yukta upasate |
Always chanting My glories, endeavoring with great determination, bowing down before Me, these great souls perpetually worship Me with devotion. (Srila Prabhupada)
Srila Prabhupada in Srimad Bhagavatam 7.5.23:
"While chanting the Holy Names of the Lord, one should be careful to avoid these ten offenses. There is no way to atone for any of these offenses.
"While chanting the Holy Names of the Lord, one should be careful to avoid these ten offenses. There is no way to atone for any of these offenses.
The ten offenses in chanting the Hare Krishna Maha-mantra must be given up to achieve success in the chanting process. They are described in the Padma Purana, Brahma Khanda 25.15-18
| satam ninda namnah paramam aparadham vitanute yatah khyatim yatam katham u sahate tad-vigarham |
"To blaspheme the great saintly persons who are engaged in preaching the glories of the Hare Krishna Maha-mantra is the worse offense at the lotus feet of the Holy Name. One should not criticize a preacher of the glories
Thakura Haridasa in Hari-nama-cintamani:
| jara sraddha haya name sei adhikari jara mukhe krsna-nama, sei se acrai |
"Only one who has sufficient faith in the glories of the Hare Krishna Maha-mantra is eligible to chant it. And only one who actually chants the Hare Krishna Maha-mantra is properly executing the prescribed duties of the human form of life.
| desa-kala-awaucadi niyama sakala sri nama-grahane nai nama se prabhala |
"The Hare Krishna Maha-mantra is so powerful that the chanting does not depend
In the last (21st) Chapter entitled Nama-mahima of his wonderful book Prema-vivarta, Srila Jagadananda Pandita describes the super-excellent narration of the divine glories of the Hare Krishna Maha-mantra by the Supreme Personality of Godhead Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu Himself to His devotee Krishnadas as follows:
One day, Krishnadas broke his long silence and asked Lord Caitanya a question in Kashi Mishra's house. "If you will kindly permit me to ask, then please tell me about the unlimited and
One day, Krishnadas broke his long silence and asked Lord Caitanya a question in Kashi Mishra's house. "If you will kindly permit me to ask, then please tell me about the unlimited and
Srila Prabhupada in Teachings of Lord Kapila, the Son of Devahuti, Chapter 14:
"Caitanya Mahaprabhu teaches us that we should only beg God for His service life after life. This is the actual meaning of the Hare Krishna Maha-mantra. When we are chanting Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare/Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare, we are actually addressing God and His energy, Hara. Hara is Krishna's internal potency, Srimati Radharani or Lakshmi. Jaya Radhe! This is dai
"Caitanya Mahaprabhu teaches us that we should only beg God for His service life after life. This is the actual meaning of the Hare Krishna Maha-mantra. When we are chanting Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare/Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare, we are actually addressing God and His energy, Hara. Hara is Krishna's internal potency, Srimati Radharani or Lakshmi. Jaya Radhe! This is dai
In the Bhagavad-gita (10.25), Lord Krishna states:
| yajnanam japa-yajno 'smi |
"Of sacrifices I am the chanting of My Holy Names."
The Brihan-naradiya Purana (38.126) states:
| harer nama harer nama, harer namaiva kevalam; kalau nasty eva nasty eva, nasty eva gatir anyatha. |
"For spiritual progress in this Age of Kali which is full of quarrel and hypocrisy, there is no alternative, there is no alternative, there is no alternative to the Holy Name, the Holy Name, the Holy Name of the Lord."
| Purport by Srila |
In the Ananta-samhita, the glories of the Hare Krishna Masha-mantra are explained in these verses:
| hare krishna hare krishna, krishna krishna hare hare hare rama hare rama, rama rama hare hare shodashaitani namani, dvatrimshad varnakani hi kalau yuge maha-mantrah, sammato jivatarane (I) |
“This mantra comprising of sixteen words or thirty-two syllables is known as the Masha- mantra in Kali-yuga and is the only capable means through which the living entities can be delivered in Kali-yuga."
| Purport by Sr |
In the Ananta-samhita, the glories of the Hare Krishna Masha-mantra are explained in these verses:
| hare krishna hare krishna, krishna krishna hare hare hare rama hare rama, rama rama hare hare shodashaitani namani, dvatrimshad varnakani hi kalau yuge maha-mantrah, sammato jivatarane (I) |
“This mantra comprising of sixteen words or thirty-two syllables is known as the Masha- mantra in Kali-yuga and is the only capable means through which the living entities can be delivered in Kali-yuga."
| Purport by Sr |
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In May 2011, Captain Pratima Dharm was appointed as the US Military’s first Hindu Chaplain. The move was groundbreaking for the 1,000 or so Hindus serving in the US military, as well as their families, who until then had lacked a military confidant who understood their religion and culture.
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We were really fortunate to have the invaluable association of our beloved Guru Maharaj in Chennai from 12.02.2003 to 16.02.2003. Maharaj flooded the parched land of Madras with his nectarean Krsna katha. With His blessings, I shall share with you the nectarean instructions as far as my intelligence allows.
Maharaj was telling that wherever there is Krsna-katha or Krsna Kirtan, Krsna is personally p
Venue: Mayapur 2006
Hare Krishna!!! Everybody say Hare Krishna.Thank You. Thank you also for joining us once again. As we continue to narrate the pastimes of Guaranga, pastimes in connection with his visit to Vrindavan.
Yesterday! Was that yesterday?? Ok. Yes, it was yesterday. We did talk of how soon after taking sanayasa, first place he wanted to go to was Vrindavan.
“Where is Vrindavan??? Where is Vrindavan??? And as he inquired, he was misdirected. Even Supreme Lord could be misdirected, this w
Verse: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.16.39-40, 10.16.44-45.
These Nagpatnis are praying:-
“Namas tubhyam bhagavate purushaya mahatmane bhutavasaya bhutaya paraya paramatmane
Gyan-vigyan-nidhaye brahmane ananta-shaktaye agunayavikaraya namaste prakritaya cha
namah pramana-mulaya kavaye shastra-yonaye pravrittaya nivrittaya nigamaya namo namah
namah krishnnaya ramaya vasudeva-sutaya cha pradyumnayaniruddhaya satvatam pataye namah”
Like that they keep praying beautiful meaningful prayers, appropriate, befitting p
Krishna lifted Govardhan hill for seven days and seven nights, this is very very pleasing pastime to the residents of Vrindavan because this is one time, that they had opportunity to be with Krishna day and night, for seven days and seven nights. This is very rare. Normally, only for few hours, you get to be with Krishna and Krishna gets up and He is with his parents, Nanda, Yashoda and Rohini, only for few hours. He gets up, bathing, dressing and breakfast and He goes and then He is with the co
The 2012 Gaura Purnima Festival in Mayapur will be a little different than the previous ones. The first four days the focus will be on re-learning how to chant from the heart. The Kirtan Mela will be held with some of the world’s best kirtaniyas headed by Sacinandana Swami and Madhava Das. (More details on this particular aspect of the festival athttp://kirtanmela.org/)
Another new aspect is that on top of having free prasad for festival participants, there will also be free camping facilities (
Sutapa Das has compiled a small booklet entitled Bhagavad Gita A Short Summary in Acronyms. (Design & Graphics: Prasannatma Das Editing: Vrinda Kumari Devi Dasi, Publisher: The Bhaktivedanta Manor)
The book is free to download from here:http://sutapamonk.blogspot.com/2012/01/free-book-downlo.... Copies are also available at Bhaktivedanta Manor.
Eminent scholars, scientists and philosophers have recognised the profound wisdom that the Bhagavad-gita offers. Gandhi once commented, “When doubts haun
